---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000909832-23-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COST"
cik: "0000909832"
company_name: "COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW"
filed_at: "2023-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T13:57:16.126424+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Costco Q2 EPS $3.30 vs $2.92; revenue $54.24B up 6.5%

## Summary
- Net income $1.466B ($3.30 diluted EPS) vs $1.299B ($2.92) a year ago, up 12.8%.
- Total company comparable sales +5.2% reported, +6.8% adjusted (ex gas & FX).
- E-commerce comparable sales -9.6% reported, -8.7% adjusted.
- February net sales $17.06B, +4.7% vs prior year; Lunar New Year shift boosted intl.
- 848 warehouses globally; no change to dividend or guidance disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000909832-23-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COST
- cik: 0000909832
- company_name: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
- filed_at: 2023-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000010/0000909832-23-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000010/cost-20230302.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported second quarter (twelve weeks) ended February 12, 2023 results: revenue $54.24 billion, net income $1,466 million, EPS $3.30 per diluted share.
  - Period: second quarter (twelve weeks) ended February 12, 2023
  - Revenue: $54.24 billion
  - Net income: $1,466 million
  - EPS: $3.30 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales for the quarter increased 6.5% percent, to $54.24 billion, from $50.94 billion last year. Net sales for the first 24 weeks increased 7.3% percent, to $107.68 billion, from $100.35 billion last year. Comparable sales for the second quarter and first 24 weeks of fiscal 2023 were as follows: 12 Weeks 12 Weeks 24 Weeks 24 Weeks Adjusted* Adjusted* U.S. 5.7% 5.8% 7.5% 6.2% Canada 3.5% 9.6% 2.9% 8.9% Other International 3.8% 9.5% 0.4% 9.3% Total Company 5.2% 6.8% 5.9% 7.0% E-commerce -9.6% -8.7% -6.8% -5.5% *Excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange. Net income for the quarter was $1,466 million, $3.30 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000010/0000909832-23-000010-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.